Worldwide: Immigration Processing and Delays During the Holiday Season

All public entities will be closed on December 24, 2021 from 12:00 (local time) and reopen on December 27, 2021. The entities will again be closed on December 31, 2021 from 12:00 (local time) and reopen on January 3, 2022.

Government offices are expected to close December 24 and 31, 2021. 

The immigration authority will be closed December 27-28, 2021 and January 3, 2022.

The immigration authority in Vienna will be closed December 24 and 31, 2021, and January 6, 2022.  In general, reduced staff during the year-end period may delay processing times.

Government offices will be closed December 31, 2021 and January 1-4 and 20, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 16-17, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Government offices will be closed on December 16 and 25, 2021. 

Government offices will be closed December 24 and 31, 2021. The government may also announce additional national holidays on short notice.

Government offices will be closed December 25, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Government offices will be closed January 1 and 7, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 27-28, 2021 and January 3, 2022. Foreign nationals entering Canada on those days should still be able to apply for work permits at ports of entry, although there may be reduced staff.

Government offices are expected to close at 12:00 (local time) on December 24 and 31, 2021.

Government offices will be closed on January 3, 2022.

Government offices are expected to close early on December 24 and 31, 2021.

Government offices will be closed December 23, 2021-January 4, 2022. 

The immigration authority will be closed December 25, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Government offices may work reduced hours on December 23, 2021 and will be closed January 6, 2022.

Government offices will be closed on December 24, 2021.

The immigration authority will be closed December 25, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Danish immigration authorities will be closed December 23-January 3. 

Government offices will close at 12:00 (local time) on December 24 and 31, 2021. Delays may be expected due to reduced workforce.

Government offices will be closed on December 24 and 31, 2021. Additionally, there may be delays due to a reduced workforce. 

Government offices will be closed December 24, 2021 through January 2, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 23-26, 2021 and December 30, 2021-January 1, 2022.

The Ministry of Security will be closed on December 24, 25 and 31, 2021 and January 3, 2022.  

The immigration offices will be closed December 25-26, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 24-25, 2021 and January 1 and 6, 2022. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period will delay processing.

Government offices will be closed December 25, 2021, and January 1, 2022. Applicants should anticipate processing delays due to limited staff during the holiday period, both at consular posts, Office Français de l’Immigration et Intégration (OFII) offices and local prefectures.

All public entities will be closed December 24 and 31, 2021; and January 1, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 25-26, 2021 and January 1 and 6, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31, 2021.  

The immigration and labor authorities will be closed December 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2021. The Supreme Court of Justice (in charge of document certifications) is closed December 16, 2021 through January 3, 2022. 

The immigration authority will be closed December 25-27, 2021 and January 1, 2021.

Labor and immigration authorities will be closed December 24, 2021-January 3, 2022. To compensate, public offices will be open December 11, 2021. Between December 24, 2021 and January 3, 2022, all public offices will operate with limited staff, which may delay processing times.Indonesia

There are no government office closures during the holiday period.

Government offices will be closed on December 10 and 25-26, 2021 and January 1 and January 6, 2022. 

Government offices will be closed December 10 and December 25, 2021 through January 1, 2022.  

Though there are no scheduled closures in December or January, some consulates may have limited opening hours due to regional bank holidays. Travelers should check consular and government office websites before visiting.

Government offices are expected to be closed on December 25-26, 2021, January 1 and January 6, 2022.

The immigration authority will be closed December 23, 29-31, 2021 and January 1-3, 2022. Delays due to limited staffing should be expected around this time.

Government offices will be closed December 1 and 16-17, 2021 and January 1-4 and 7, 2022.

The immigration offices are closed December 25-26, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

The immigration authority will be closed January 1, 3 and 7, 2022.

The immigration authority will be closed January 1, 2021.

Government offices will be closed on December 24 and 31, 2021.

Government offices are expected to be closed December 24-26, 2021 and January 1, 2022. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period may delay processing times.

There are no government closures during the holiday season.

Government offices will be closed December 8, 20-21, 24-27 and 31 (afternoon only), 2021, and January 1 and 3, 2022.

Government offices will close early on December 24, 2021 and will reopen December 27, 2021; and will be closed December 30, 2021 and will reopen January 3, 2022.

Immigration offices across Malaysia (both East and West Malaysia) are expected to close early on December 24 and 31, 2021.

Government offices will be closed December 25, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

The Economic Development Board will be operational on December 24, 2021 until 11:00 (local time), and operational on December 31, 2021 until 11:00 (local time)

The Passport Immigration Office will be closed on December 25, 2021. The office will remain operational on December 24, 26, and 27, 2021. The office will resume work on January 3, 2022.

The National Immigration Institute will be closed to the public December 20, 2021 through January 2, 2022. It is expected that the INM will continue to adjudicate cases that are filed prior to the closures, but it will not accept immigration applications while closed to the public. 

Government offices will be closed January 1, 3, and 6-8, 2022.

Government offices will be closed on January 11, 2022.

The Labour and Immigration Departments will be closed December 25, 2021 and December 31, 2021.

Government offices will be closed December 24-25, 2021 and January 1, 2022. 

All public entities will be closed on December 24, 2021 as from 12:00 (local time) and reopen December 27, 2021. The offices will again be closed on December 31, 2021 from 12:00 (local time) and reopen on January 3, 2022.

Processing of immigration documents is expected to slow down the week before Christmas and the week between Christmas and New Year. Government authorities will operate with a skeletal staff for Short Term Visas, but long-term permits will not be processed until the end of January 2022. Processing of long-term permits will resume the first week of February 2022.

There are no government office closures during the holiday period.

Government offices will remain open during the holiday season, however Dutch Immigration Services will close their phone lines at 15:30 (local time) on December 24 and 31, 2021. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period is expected to delay processing times.

The immigration authority is closed December 24, 2021-January 4, 2022 (inclusive). Offices will be operating with limited staff December 29-31, 2021 (processing will only be available for emergency applications).  

Nigerian government and immigration offices are closed on December 25-26, 2021 and January 3, 2022. 

Government offices will be closed on December 8, 2021 and January 6, 7, and 19, 2022.

There are no announced closure dates.

Government offices are expected to close at 12:00 (local time) on December 24 and 31, 2021. Delays may be expected due to reduced workforce.

Government offices will be closed on December 24, 27 and 31, 2021, and January 3, 2022.

Government authorities will be closed December 24, 30, and 31, 2021.

Government offices will be closed December 24, 2021 and January 6, 2022. Consular posts typically observe Polish national holidays and are similarly expected to close on these days. Reduced staff during the year-end will delay processing times.

Public offices will be closed on December 24, 2021 on the Mainland.  

On the Islands, public offices will close December 23, 2021 at 12:00 (local time) and will be closed December 24 and 31, 2021. 

Government offices will be closed December 18, 2021 and are expected to close on another date surrounding this holiday.

Government offices will be closed December 25-26, 2021. Government offices are expected to be closed or close early on other days in December, but these dates are typically announced on short notice. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period is expected to delay processing.

Government offices will be closed December 31, 2021-January 9, 2022.  

The immigration offices are closed December 25-26, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Government offices will be closed January 1-3 and 7, 2022. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period is expected to delay processing times.

Government offices will be closed December 25, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 24, 2021, and January 6, 2022. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period is expected to delay processing times.

Government offices will be operating at a limited capacity with reduced hours on December 24 and 31, 2021. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period is expected to delay processing times.

There are no government office closures during the holiday period.

Government offices will be closed December 6-8, 2021 and January 6, 2022. Generally, reduced staffing during the year-end period is expected to delay processing times, especially on December 24 and 31, 2021, as well as January 5, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 18 and 25, 2021 and January 14 and 17, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 24 and 31, 2021, and January 6, 2022. Applicants should anticipate processing delays due to limited staff during the holiday period.

Government offices will be closed on the following days:

• Aargau: The Office of Economy and Labour (AWA) and the Office of Migration Services will be closed from 12:00 (local time) on December 24, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Basel: The Office of Economy and Labour (AWA) and the Office of Migration Services will be closed from 12:00 (local time) on December 24, 2021-December 26, 2021 and from 12:00 (local time) on December 31, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Bern: The Office of Migration Services and the Office for Economy will be closed from 12:00 (local time) on December 24, 2021-December 27, 2021 and from 12:00 (local time) on December 31, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Bund: The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) will be closed December 24, 2021-December 26, 2021 and from 11:00 (local time) on December 31, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Genf: The Office of the Inspectorate of Labour Relations (OCIRT) and the Cantonal Office for Population and Migration (OCPM) will be closed December 24, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Liechtenstein: The Office for Economics (AVW) and the Immigration and Passport Office (APA) will be closed December 24-December 27, 2021 and December 31, 2021-January 3, 2022.
• Luzern: The Office of Economy and Work (WIRA) and the Office of Migration Services will be closed December 24, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Schaffhausen: The Office of Economy and Labour (AWA) and the Office of Migration Services will be closed December 24, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Solothurn: The Office of Economy and Labour (AWA) and the Office of Migration Services will be closed from 12:00 (local time) on December 24, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Vaud: The Controle du Marche and the Office of Population Services will be closed December 24, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Zug: The Office of Economy and Labour (AWA) and the Office of Migration Services will be closed December 24, 2021-January 2, 2022.
• Zürich: The Office of Economy and Labour (AWA) and the Office of Migration Services will be closed December 23, 2021-January 2, 2022.

Government offices will be closed January 1, 2022.

The immigration offices are closed December 25-26, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Immigration authorities will be closed December 5-6, 10 and 31, 2021, and January 3, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 27, 2021. Government offices are expected to operate at a limited capacity with reduced hours on December 24 and 31, 2021.

Government offices will be closed on January 1 and 14, 2022.

Government offices will be closed January 1, 2022.

The immigration offices are closed December 25-26, 2021 and January 1, 2022.

Government authorities will be closed January 1, 2022.

Government offices will be closed December 24-28, 2021 and January 3, 2022. In general, reduced staff during the year-end period may delay processing times.

The National Immigration Directorate will close at 12:00 (local time), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 13:00 (local time), on December 24 and 31, 2021. Delays may be expected due to reduced workforce. 

Government offices will be closed December 24 and 31, 2021. The government may also announce additional national holidays on short notice.

Government offices will be closed December 24 and 31, 2021 and January 3, 2022.

All public entities will be closed on December 24, 2021 and December 31, 2021. The entities will reopen on January 3, 2022.